Ex LMS Black Five 45209 stands at platform 11
at Victoria in January 1963. 45209 will leave for liverpool Exchange by taking
the turnout immediately in front of it, crossing the two through lines to
Exchange to join the former L&Y route behind Exchange station. A practise
that was a throwback to the days before the 1922 grouping. At that time platform
11 ended about level with where I was standing when I took the shot. In LMS
days platform 11 was extended to join platform 3 at Exchange, with the useful
extra platform accomodation being known as 11 middle.